deforestation

  • Logged Forests May Be Carbon Emitters for Years

    Logged Forests May Be Carbon Emitters for Years

    If you’ve ever been offered the opportunity to donate money to plant a tree to offset a purchase, you’ve probably guessed that trees naturally store carbon. Forests are an invaluable source of carbon storage around the world; one would assume that forests that have been cut down but are regrowing trees are also regaining their…


  • Plant Literally Named Extinctus Is Back, Baby

    Plant Literally Named Extinctus Is Back, Baby

    A plant named for its own disappearance isn’t quite so extinct after all. In new research this week, botanists provide clear evidence that populations of the wildflower Gasteranthus extinctus can still be found in the cloud forests of Ecuador, decades after it was thought to have been killed off. The plant’s rediscovery, the scientists say,…